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Bahraini Foreign Ministry Says Statements Slamming Death Sentences of Mohammad Ramadan and Hussain Moosa "Biased and Inaccurate"
2020-07-19
The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the statements issued by a number of organizations "without naming them," criticizing the recent death sentences issued by the Court of Cassation against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussain Moosa.
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Validity of Tourist Visas between Bahrain and the United States Extended to 10 Years
2020-07-19
The Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it reached an agreement with the Embassy of the United States of America to extend the validity of tourist visas granted to citizens of both countries from 5 to 10 years.
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Nasser Bin Hamad Takes on Funding of McLaren Cycling Squad
2020-07-18
The Bahraini king's son, Shaikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa guaranteed to keep supporting the Bahrain-McLaren cycling team, as car manufacturer McLaren looks likely to wind down their activity and sponsorship at Bahrain-McLaren at the end of the year, reported Cyclingnews.
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The Netherlands Calls on Bahrain to Quash Death Sentences of Mohammad Ramadan and Hussain Moosa
2020-07-18
Amsterdam called on the Bahraini authorities to reverse the court rulings issued against the two youths, Mohammad Ramadan and Hussain Moosa, who were sentenced to death.
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Bahraini Gov't Studies 12 New Recommendations to Amend Retirement Law
2020-07-16
A member of the Board of Directors of the Social Insurance Authority, representative of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions, Suad Al-Mubarak, revealed that the Council approved 16 recommendations that included merging funds and stopping the annual raise for retirees.
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Mohammad Ramadan: I'm Innocent, Photos and Medical Reports Prove I was Tortured, The Washington Post
2020-07-16
Bahraini prisoner Mohammad Ramadan, who is on death row, says that he is innocent of the charges raised against him, stressing that he was tortured for the purpose of extracting the confessions upon which he was convicted.
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Three UN Rapporteurs Call for Abolition of Death Penalty in Bahrain after Decision to Execute Ramadan and Moosa
2020-07-15
Three United Nations rapporteurs expressed concern after the death penalty was issued against two Bahrainis, who were allegedly tortured to extract confession to the killing of a policeman in February 2014.
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OHCHR Urges Bahraini Authorities to Immediately Halt Death Penalty against Ramadan and Moosa
2020-07-15
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed grave concern that the Bahraini Court of Cassation, the Supreme Court of Bahrain, has upheld the death penalty against two Bahrainis, whose confessions were allegedly extracted under torture.
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German Commissioner for Human Rights Urges Bahrain to Refrain from Carrying out Executions
2020-07-15
The German Commissioner for Human Rights, Bärbel Kofler, has expressed disappointment at the death sentence the Court of Cassation issued against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa.
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British Labor Party Condemns UK Gov't Stance: It should not Remain Silent on HR Issues in Bahrain
2020-07-15
The British Labor Party condemned the British government's position on the human rights record in Bahrain, after Bahrain's high court upholding death sentences for two pro-democracy activists Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa.
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Detainee Ibrahim Al-Dossari's Daughter: We don't have any information about him since his arrest
2020-07-14
Al-Reem, daughter of detainee Ibrahim Al-Dossari (former undersecretary in the Cabinet) said that the family knows nothing about him since his arrest.
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Salam Demands US, UK to Intervene to Stop Execution of 12 Bahrainis
2020-07-14
The legal advisor of SALAM DHR stated that the trial of Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Ali Mousa was not held in accordance with legal standards, the evidence was not realistic and the ruling was based on confessions extracted under torture, as established in the report of the Special Investigation Unit.
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Hakeem Al-Araibi Urges Australia to Speak out against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa's Sentences
2020-07-14
Refugee footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi, who was locked up in Bangkok after Bahraini officials pursued him over vandalism charges, urged Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne to speak out against the sentences.
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Amnesty Calls on Bahrain to Quash Convictions, Death Sentences against Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa
2020-07-14
Bahrain's judiciary has decided to blatantly ignore court evidence of torture in the case of Mohamed Ramadan and Hussein Mousa, and this, despite the repeated violations of the men's right to a fair trial since their arrest over six years ago, amnesty said in a statement.
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Congressman McGovern Calls on Bahrain to Free Death Row Convicts Mohammad Ramadan, Hussein Mousa
2020-07-13
Congressman James P. McGovern has called on the government of Bahrain to free Mohammad Ramadan and Hussein Mousa. The two men were convicted and sentenced to death in 2014 on terrorism charges, despite stating they were tortured and sexually assaulted to force a confession.
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Gov't Team Approves "Controversy" Urgent Decisions Package to Extend Pension Fund to 2086
2020-07-11
A government meeting in Bahrain discussed with the Social Insurance Organization's Board of Directors an urgent reform package aimed at extending pension and insurance funds to 2086.
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Social Insurance Organization Raised 10 Urgent Recommendations to Gov't to Amend Retirement Law
2020-07-10
The Social Insurance Organization said that the Board of Directors reviewed the actuarial expert's report on the financial conditions of pension funds in accordance with the financial statements on December 31, 2018.
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Lords Call on Government to Save Bahraini Torture Victims from Execution
2020-07-10
Peers called on the government yesterday to intervene to save the lives of two Bahraini torture victims, and questioned British "security assistance" of at least £5 million to Bahrain since 2012.
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SALAM: UK Decision to Implement Universal Human Rights Sanctions Regulations Positive, should include Bahrain
2020-07-10
SALAM DHR urged the UK government to demonstrate its commitment to human rights by extending the provisions of Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 (Regulations) to Bahraini figures allegedly responsible for flagrant human rights abuses who may hold assets in or seek to travel to the UK and to state organizations under their control.
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Death Sentences Reinforced Popular Convictions of Need for Political Change
2020-07-09
Al-Wefaq Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Hussein Al-Daihi said "every bullet that claimed the lives of innocent victims through executing death sentences reinforced the popular convictions of the need for radical political change."